’Ave a Go, Yer Mug! is a landmark work in Australian cricket writing, shifting the focus away from players and scorecards to the people who fill the stands.
 
Written by leading sports historian Richard Cashman, the book explores the evolution of Australian cricket crowds—from colonial-era spectators and polite Edwardian audiences to the larrikin humour and unapologetic “ocker” culture of the late twentieth century.
 
Drawing on archival sources, press reports, crowd anecdotes, and sociological analysis, Cashman examines how behaviour at the cricket has reflected broader changes in Australian identity, class, masculinity, nationalism, and leisure. The result is a sharp, often humorous, but academically grounded study that remains one of the most frequently cited works on the social history of Australian sport.
 
This title is widely regarded as essential reading for anyone interested in cricket culture, crowd behaviour, or the cultural meaning of sport in Australia.